Student centre warns of increased antisemitic vandalism at Queen’s University
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Queen's Hillel Jewish student centre is warning Kingston about a recent rise in antisemitic vandalism on and off of campus.
The Jewish Student Centre at Queen’s University is warning about a rise in antisemitism in the city.
Swastika graffiti and messages of violence at various locations on and off of campus have been reported in recent weeks and it’s prompted the university’s principal to condemn these acts of hatred.
It started with a swastika drawn on a fridge on the fifth floor of Queen’s new Albert Street residence at the beginning of October, where at least one Jewish student was living.
“I think, as a Queen’s student living in Kingston, it’s absolutely horrifying,” said Georgia Gardiner, a Jewish Queen’s student.
“And that feels a little bit new because in the past, say, all the antisemitic graffiti found on sidewalks back in 2019, that could have been someone off-campus … but in a residence, that means it’s another student,” added Yos Tarshish, assistant director of Queen’s Hillel, the Jewish Student Centre.
It’s just one example of antisemitic hatred seen on campus in recent weeks.
Queen’s Hillel said there has been a shocking increase in messages of violence at various locations on campus and more recently reported through social media.
Tarshish says the Queen’s campus will typically see one antisemitic message on campus every year.
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